UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER WIN FLUX 2009!

Flux 2009 was another hugely successful year for the national inter-university competition with 170 students taking part in the Grand Final. The University of Ulster triumphed, despite stiff competition from 29 other universities across the UK, to be crowned Winners of FLUX 2009 and to scoop the £3000 prize money.

Dr Cecilia Hegarty coordinator of the Ulster team said:

“The team worked tirelessly for two days on developing a social networking website with a difference. They concentrated on a not-for-profit business model which allowed travellers to backpack across the globe, receiving free accommodation in return for undertaking work tasks.The six final year students, Stella So, Leanne Leighton, Chris Halliday, Chris Cupples, Matthew Gray and Laura Tate demonstrated how they could apply their enterprising skills when exposed to the high pressure environment that is FLUX.”

The team greatly valued the support given to them from some of the UK’s top businessmen and women at FLUX and learnt a huge amount from pitching to 50 ‘dragons’ and an audience of over 250 students and staff.